Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- passionate
- melancholic
- wistful
- quiet evening
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually lush and emotionally committed, with standout performances—especially Piper Perabo's—but considered its melodrama and symbolism overwrought and clichéd.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mary, Paulie, and Victoria live together in a posh private boarding school where academic routines and roommate relationships shape their romantic secrecy.
The boarding school is surrounded by luxuriant green forest, and the director's classical compositions give the landscape a heightened romantic presence.
The girls' first love and discovery of sexual passion drive their search for identities during adolescence.
Paulie and Victoria's relationship moves from girlish intimacy toward passionate, obsessive lover's intrigue.
Films like Lost and Delirious, and why
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
lgbtq coming-of-age romance, adolescent identity, and emotionally heightened school-age drama
My Summer of Love
lesbian first love, intimate adolescent longing, and melancholic coming-of-age themes
Cracks
female adolescent desire, private-school intimacy, and lush romantic melodrama
The World Unseen
lgbtq romance, identity discovery, and emotionally intense youth drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Léa Pool
- Release Date
- 2001-01-21
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (541)
Cast
- Mischa Barton
- Piper Perabo
- Jessica Paré
- Mimi Kuzyk
- Emily VanCamp
- Amy Stewart
- Caroline Dhavernas
- Jackie Burroughs
- Grace Lynn Kung
- Lydia Zadel
Common questions
- What is Lost and Delirious about?
- At an elite boarding school, an intense first love forces three adolescent girls to confront desire, loyalty, and the painful limits of identity.
- What is Lost and Delirious like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lost and Delirious as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Lost and Delirious violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Lost and Delirious as mild.
- What did critics think of Lost and Delirious?
- Critics broadly found the film visually lush and emotionally committed, with standout performances—especially Piper Perabo's—but considered its melodrama and symbolism overwrought and clichéd.
- Which films are like Lost and Delirious?
- Films with a similar feel include The Miseducation of Cameron Post, My Summer of Love, Cracks, and The World Unseen.
- How long is Lost and Delirious?
- Lost and Delirious runs 103 minutes.
